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Who we are: 38 Degrees is a community of UK citizens working together to bring about real change in the UK by taking action on the issues that we all care about. In nature, avalanches begin when they reach the tipping point angle of 38 Degrees. We work together in our hundreds of thousands to defend fairness, protect rights, promote peace, preserve the planet and deepen democracy.

We are not connected with any political parties, and are funded by donations from members. Our independence means that we can campaign on issues that we feel passionately about and that we decide on together. We are driven by issues and outcomes, and judge all politicians by the same standards.

38 Degrees launched in 2009 and there are now nearly 850,000 of us working together for change. 38 Degrees has a small staff team and our office is run by staff and volunteers with the help of our board. However it’s all 38 Degrees members who set the agenda. Together we choose campaigns and help pick the tactics we use to win, as well as taking action.

38 Degrees is people-powered - we don't take money from government or big business, so we rely on donations from thousands of members of the public from all over the UK to make change happen.

Current campaigns: 38 Degrees members campaign on a variety of different issues all year round. From saving our NHS to campaigning against circus animal cruelty, to stopping Murdoch’s power grab of BSkyB. We are concerned with defending fairness, protecting rights, promoting peace, preserving the planet and deepening democracy.

Who started 38 Degrees: 38 Degrees was founded by a group of activists and funders concerned about the state of our democracy and determined to try something different. Founders include Gordon Roddick, Henry Tinsley. The project was developed by Ben Brandzel, Pete Myers, Nina Kowalska and Warren Puckett.